7.2 Creating an Administrator-Defined Field

Regardless of the type of administrator-defined field you want to create, the steps are the same, whether it is a User, Workstation, Component, or Product field.

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.

  2. In the Administrator-Defined Fields panel, click the type of field you want to create: User, Workstation, Component, or Product.

    The User Fields panel shows existing defined fields, along with the following information:

    Name: The name of the field.

    Data Type: The data type: character, integer, decimal, or date.

    The date format depends on the Zenworks Control Center location that is used.

    For instance:

    • If you login using English, you need to enter date in the MM/DD/YYYY format

    • If you login using French, you need to enter date in the DD/MM/YYYY format

    • If you login using Chinese, you need to enter date in the YYYY-MM-DD format

    Size: The number of alphanumeric characters. This applies only to character-type fields.

    Edit Type: Specifies how the user enters a response. The values are Edit, List, and Combo.

    Default Value: The value that is specified when the field is created.

    Internal Name: The field’s internal ID.

  3. Click New.

  4. Specify the following fields:

    Type: Filled in by default depending on the type of field you selected.

    Name: Name of the administrator-defined field. This field is required.

    Default Value: The default value of the field.

    Data Type: Character, Integer, Decimal, or Date. If you choose Date as the data type, then you need to enter the date in the MM/DD/YYYY format.

    Size: The maximum number of alphanumeric characters allowed in the field. This applies only to character-type fields.

    Edit Type: Allows greater flexibility in entering and selecting field values. There are three options:

    • Edit: Allows the user to enter a value or edit the default value.

    • List: Allows the user to select a value from a list of possible choices.

    • Combo: Allows the user to enter a value or select from a list.

    Edit Mask: Select a format from the Edit Mask field list to restrict how a value is entered. The choices are phone, time, and currency. This applies only to character-type fields.

  5. Click Next.

  6. If you chose List or Combo as the Edit Type in Step 4, specify a list of choice values and click Next.

    1. Specify a value in the Choice List Values field.

    2. Click Add. Repeat for additional values.

    3. Repeat Step 6.a and Step 6.b for additional values.

    4. (Optional) Select a value and click Edit to change it.

    5. (Optional) Select a value and click Remove to remove it.

    6. (Optional) Import a list of values by clicking Import and specifying a file in the Import File field.

  7. Click Finish to create the new field.